LOHS Literature Research - February 2016
Source A: Literary databases (use until 3/31/16):
Litfinder & Literature Resource Center (no password needed)
Litfinder & Literature Resource Center (no password needed)
Source B: eBooks and print library books
|
selected Books & ebooks:
Fitzgerald Emerson Hawthorne Twain Poe Krakauer Salinger Whitman Thoreau Gilman |
To read ebooks:
Both login & password: name of the city you live in, lowercase with no space between words. Still not sure? Log in to your LOSD Google account then go here. |
Source C: Gale PowerSearch with Extra LOH Resources
Need the password? Use name of the city you live in, lowercase with no space between words.
Still not sure? Log in to your LOSD Google account then go here.
Still not sure? Log in to your LOSD Google account then go here.
Step 1: Literary Criticism
DESTINY library catalogSearch for a book
Write down call # and title.
|
Gale PowerSearch
|
JSTOR Academic JournalsSearch Tips
1. First, try typing both the author's name and the title of your book/poem/essay as a keyword search 2. If that doesn't work well, go to Advanced Search. Type the title of your work. Change the search to say "Item Title" instead of "Full Text", then search. Both login & password: name of the city you live in, lowercase with no space between words. Still not sure? Log in to your LOSD Google account then go here. |
Feb. 2016 - USE database at top of page instead! No library card needed.
|
Step 2: Author Biography
Print Books |
Gale PowerSearchSearch Tips:
1. Enter only the first and last name of your author. 2. Limit (left side) under Subject by the name of your author. 3. Limit (left side) to Document Type Biography. |
Biography in Context (LO Public Library Card/PIN required) |
Step 3: Historical context
_Library Catalog/Print BookKeep your catalog search short -- World War II, Reconstruction. Don't type your whole question/topic!
Don't abbreviate (World War II, not WW2) and check your spelling. |
Gale PowerSearch Search Tips:
1. Keep your search short -- 2-3 keywords max, or the name of a major event 2. Limit (left side) under Subject by the name of your historical event or topic Look especially for Literature and Its Times reference articles (see sample here) |